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Sophs support toy program

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Student Council Christmas celebration contributes toy donations.

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Sophomore Student Council began building community holiday engagement by organizing the Broadway campus’s participation in the San Francisco Firefighter’s Toy Program.

The San Francisco Firefighter’s Toy Program, often confused with the Marine’s Toys for Tots program, was started in 1949 and expects to help around 40,000 nationwide children this holiday season, according to Jill Peeler, San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program Event Coordinator.

“Families around [the Bay Area] work hard to pay rent and sometimes can’t afford to provide for their kids, so they are given the opportunity to get toys for their family,” Leif Veimoen, a Santa Cruz and San Mateo firefighter said. “Families usually get two to four toys per kid depending on the availability, so everybody gets something for Christmas.”

Donations are mostly given out to families who have waited in long lines to apply for toys for their children, according to Veimoen.

“We want everyone to be able to experience the fun Christmas feeling of getting a toy,” Sophomore Class Representative Worth Taylor said. “The gifts will bring kids lots of joy, happiness, excitement and Christmas spirit because they will be able to encounter fun and cheer during

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Student volunteers support Christmas celebration.

4 LOTS OF LOVE

Facing the ‘Big Chop’ for a good cause.

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PLAY TIME Freshmen Adele Bonomi and Peyton House walk by a nearly-overflowing toy donation bin

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for the SF Firefighter’s Toy Program. Donations will be accepted through Friday, Dec. 16. the holiday season.”

In addition to helping San Francisco Bay Area families during the winter, the program also aims to reach a wider community in California and the United States by holding drives and offering fundraising services in response to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, according to Peeler.

“We don’t go to just individual families, but we go to the the cancer wards and homeless shelters too,” Peeler said. “We help everyone in need, especially

when there are kids.”

Students can engage in the program and gain service hours by bringing in new or lightly used toys for the bin in the Center until Dec. 16.

“We accept all toys for infants through 12 year olds, except any sort of gun,” Peeler said.

Around 500 communities in San Francisco receive barrels for donations, according to Peeler.

“It is a great thing to do for Christmas because it’s not just fundraising,” Devin DeMartini Cooke, Director of Student

Life at Convent, said. “It’s really about giving, which I think is the real spirit of the holiday season.”

The toy program accepts donations throughout the year, not just the holiday season, so that toys are available for birthdays and other special events. The program also people willing to volunteer according to Peeler.

“It’s mind blowing to be able to make a difference in that many people’s lives,” Veimoen said. “It’s really cool to be able to give back to kids and make their lives that much greater on Christmas.”

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Winter season sports begins with girls basketball team.

12 BAKERY LOVE

Local bakery named one of the top in the nation.

Cafe to perk up Fillmore QuickReads Asha Khanna Copy Editor

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BUT FIRST, COFFEE Previously Tully’s Coffee, Blue Bottle undergoes renovation before opening to the public, including students.

The space has been vacated for three years.

Stickers of blue bottles decorating the glass windows of the vacant corner on Fillmore and Jackson streets confirm longstanding rumors that artisanal coffee company Blue Bottle will occupy the space, but complications have delayed its opening.

The company began pursuing the space three years ago, but opening the store requires a long planning process, according to Blue Bottle CEO Bryan Meehan.

“The Board of Supervisors had to approve for Blue Bottle to open,” Meehan said of San Francisco’s governing body. “We also needed to upgrade the electrics with PG&E. That’s a long process because that requires putting in a new vault in the basement. It’s hard to give a firm opening date before we get that from PG&E.” Tully’s Coffee, which previously occupied the space two blocks from campus, closed in Nov. 2014.

“I went to Tully’s regularly,” junior Sarah Mahnke-Baum said.

“Sometimes I’ll go to Starbucks, but it’s not as convenient, it’s so much farther away. I can’t go at lunch if I want to get anything

else done at school. It takes the whole period.”

The Fillmore location will be Blue Bottle’s eighth location in San Francisco.

“Blue Bottle is really expensive so I can’t have it daily,” senior Hailey Long said. “It is really good and I would go to the new location every now and then.”

One cup of Blue Bottle coffee is typically $3 to $4, but special flavors run higher, such as the limited edition Yemeni coffee at $16 a cup. A few blocks down Fillmore, Starbucks charges $1.85 for its smallest drip coffee.

“We put a lot of work into sustainability and where our coffee comes from,” Meehan said.

“The coffee is organic, the milk is organic and our cups are biodegradable and compostable.

We also pay our employees well above the minimum wage.”

Blue Bottle is open to hiring students as employees if they meet the age requirement of 18, according to Meehan.

“We’ve got delicious coffee and lots of surprises with food,” Meehan said. “We’re really excited to welcome you to the store — and we apologize for taking so long to open.”

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Convent & Stuart Hall students grades K-12 will come together at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16 to sing in the annual Noëls — a schoolwide tradition in which individual language classes and the Senior Classes perform songs in their designated tongue as a gift to the president and heads of school.

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The One Less Hungry service event will take place Sunday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. on the Stuart Hall High School campus. Volunteers lead by the Students in Action clubs will prepare and deliver lunches to the homeless around San Francisco. People interested in attending should fill out a brief questionnaire at http://bit.ly/2gpU0100 ►►SOPHS

TAKE FLIGHT

The annual Convent & Stuart Hall sophomore trip to Costa Rica begins Saturday, Jan. 14.

Students will engage in both service and pleasure activities during the week-long trip that is chaperoned by faculty and staff.

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Deck the halls

Community festivity brings music and volunteer opportunities to San Francisco youth and families.

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unior Edna Tesfaye assisted children in applying temporary glitter tattoos at the San Francisco Symphony’s annual Deck the Halls event on Sunday,

She wanted the symphony to be a place where families could experience music.

— Jennifer Duquemin

which funds Community Day, an event that took place on Monday and welcomed almost 4,000 children from public programs around the Bay Area to enjoy a day of orchestral performances and holiday fun.

The Davies Symphony Hall fundraiser featured performances from the San Francisco Boys Chorus, the Young Women’s Choral Projects and the San Francisco Symphony, and was conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

“Louise M. Davies began the

Deck the Halls event 36 years ago,” former event coordinator Jennifer Duquemin said. “She wanted the symphony to be a place where families could bring their children and start experiencing music.”

A large number of Convent & Stuart Hall students volunteered for the event, some of them for their third year in a row.

“It’s a really great event because you get to have fun with kids while raising money that goes to benefit underprivileged children,” Tesfaye said. “I first started volunteering at Deck the Halls as a freshman because I wanted something fun to do around Christmas time that was also a service activity, but it turned out to be really fun so I just kept doing it over the years.”

Michael Campos, a Stuart Hall theology teacher, has brought his advisory to volunteer at the fundraising event for the last four years, citing the benefits for his students and other youth attendees.

“It brings our students outside of the world of Stuart Hall and Convent because they’re working with young children,” Campos said. “Ultimately, what that cultivates is a sense of empathy, the sense that these are kids that have a very different sense of location and different levels of anxiety.”

Duquemin also recognized

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“The theme was Native American heritage and the issue of the North Dakota Access Pipeline, so the art and music was geared toward that. It was really interesting to see artists as activists and to see activism in a different setting.”

Community Engagement: Volunteering at the SPCA

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“I volunteer at the hospital section with dogs who are too sick or unable to get adopted. It’s really meaningful just to see them happy because they deserve love. People always think of helping other people but they forget that animals also need help.”

the role student volunteers play in running the event.

“It’s an opportunity to be in a professional situation, where you’re expected to be helping children and acting in a courteous way,” Duquemin said.

The Deck the Halls event welcomes families during the holiday season and shares the gift of music while raising funds to give that same gift the following day to those who might not otherwise receive it, according to Duquemin.

“My favorite part of all of Deck the Halls is Community Day, when we get to come in

To see all those hands go up is phenomenal. We made that happen.

— Jennifer Duquemin

and watch the conductor ask the children who haven’t been to the symphony before to raise their hands,” Duquemin said. “To see all those hands go up is phenomenal. We made that happen.”

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HOLIDAY SPIRIT Kids play miniature golf during the annual Deck the Halls event, which featured activities for attendees, above.

Below, juniors Annabelle Leung and Giulia Oltranti apply holidaythemed temporary tattoos at the event, which was staffed by high school “elves” who supervised art projects and games, and assisted in set-up and clean-up.

Community engagement

Seniors participate in community events, activities.

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eniors are finding themselves in activities as varied as attending live performances and exploring the many facets of the Bay Area as part of a theology community engagement project.

Theology teacher Rachel Bundang requires her Justice: Theory and Society students to attend a community event once a semester and reflect on the experience as a part of the class’ social justice curriculum.

“In many cases, it is easy for students to stay in a bubble,” Bundang said. “If it is an assignment where you have to mix and mingle, then that pops the bubble at least a little bit.”

Senior Izzy Pontecorvo visited an exhibition put on by the GLBT Historical Society in the Castro district.

“There was a lot of stuff I didn’t know in there,” Pontecorvo said.

“I usually just go to the Castro Theater, so it was nice to see a different part [of the district].”

By walking through galleries, Pontecorvo says she realised how times have changed in San Francisco for the LGBT community, and especially how hard it was to convey one’s sexuality in the 1960s.

“I learned a lot more about San Francisco, which really em-

phasized how lucky we are today,” Pontecorvo said. “If I were to come out as gay or bisexual, it would be easier. Back then it was hard.”

Community engagement activities vary from senior to

To see what others are exposed to is really important.

— Caroline Salveson

senior. Caroline Salveson participates in Youth Speaks, an organization that gives young adults a voice to talk about what is important to them through poetry slams. Salveson says she has gained an outlook on many other high schoolers’ experiences.

“It is just such an abnormal thing to be at a place like Convent,” Salveson said. “To see what other people in the world and San Francisco are exposed to is really important.”

Bundang says she created the

project, which is in its second year, to ensure students would not miss an opportunity to expand their horizons and gain different perspectives.

“The senior boys in theology have actual internships they are required to do as part of their class,” Bundang said. “We are not yet structured for anything in that vein, so my way of trying to work around it was to encourage students to go out and participate in the community.”

This project continues the path to achieving Goal 3 of the Goals and Criteria, “Schools of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to educate to a social awareness which impels to action,” according to Bundang.

“We’re learning to be able to have better perspectives to create a bigger sense of community,” Salveson said. “It has reminded me to keep others in mind when I do things.”

The outings give an authentic experience to the topics discussed in class, allowing students to bring back questions and put them into context with different concepts of social justice teaching.

“Students seem to have responded to it pretty well,” Bundang said. “I am hoping that continues in whatever way the community engagement goes forward.”

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Discussing diversity

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New club — and a conference — examine types of inclusion.

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rom discussing firsthand experiences to preparing their peers who plan to attend a national conference, a group of students have begun working to improve the school’s diversity from financial to racial representation.

Established by Director of Admissions Allyson Maebert, the Inclusion Club plans to address demographic imbalances within the student body.

“Bringing different types of students from other institutions such as public schools would bring a lot more open-mindedness and understanding,” Inclusion Club member Mary Crawford said. “Students consciously thinking about the role diversity plays in school is just an important thing.”

Fifty-eight percent of student body self-identifies as Caucasian, 20 percent multiracial or other, 12 percent Asian or Asian-American, 8 percent Hispanic and 2 percent African or African-American, according to the school’s 2016-2017 Student Profile.

“Convent’s lack of racial diversity has really made me watch what I want to say and do sometimes,” Hooper, who is AfricanAmerican, said. “At my old school, I was able to find friends who had similar stories as me, but at Convent I have to accept the fact that not everyone can see things from my perspective.”

While some of the city’s neighborhoods can be more racially homogenous, the school’s racial demographics may closely coincide with the City of San Francisco’s 2010 census report as approximately 48 percent of the population self-identifies as white, 33 percent Asian, 11 percent multiracial or other, 15 percent Hispanic or Latino and 6 percent black.

Although race can be a large

factor in diversity, the term can be more multifaceted.

“When people think about diversity, they automatically think about race, and it’s not always just a racial thing,” Maebert said.

“It is a very hard topic for a lot of people to engage in because they’re nervous that they’ll say the wrong thing. Sometimes we have to say the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.”

Diversity of the mind, a plethora of different viewpoints from the student body, is currently the main form of varied representation at the school.

“The students I have engaged in conversation with don’t always have the same answer to the same question,” Maebert said. “It’s amazing how every student has a different story about her life and a different way of processing information.”

You need diversity to be educated about the world.

— Mary Crawford

Nearly half of the student body also receives need-based financial aid with an average grant of $18,000, approximately 44 percent of full tuition — though socioeconomic equality may not exist outside tuition-subsidized classrooms for some students, according to the school’s 20162017 Student Profile.

“I don’t come from a low-income family, but some things my friends do, I might not be able to because of money,” Hooper said.

“I don’t think they understand that’s an issue for some people.“ The club plans to establish

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three tangible action items, with possibilities including a bus provided by the school for students living in the East Bay or inclusion-themed assemblies, in the next school year, according to Maebert.

The club also intends to support eight Convent and Stuart Hall High School students who will attend the Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Dec. 8-10.

“You need diversity to be educated about the world,” Crawford said. “Just by being able to hear different points of view and see people from different cultures, there’s just so much potential in what we can know.”

Independent high schools such as Sacred Heart Atherton and Lick-Wilmerding have also previously attended the conference.

“It’s important to have students in dialogue with each other so when they come back to school they’re able to continue these conversations at a community level — instead of just

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saying they went to a conference and that was it,” Maebert said.

Increased racial diversity in all respects would grant students a more expanded mindset, according to Hooper.

“I may not know how a Latina woman would see the world versus an African-American or Caucasian woman, all three have different perspectives and view their surroundings in a unique way,” Hooper said. “It would be amazing to see the world through other people’s eyes,” The initiative for more diversity and inclusion also requires a group effort to foster such an environment from administrators and teachers to benefit students, according to Maebert.

“When girls graduate, we want them to be empathetic to the best of their abilities and just willing to engage in conversations even if they do cause a bit of discomfort,” Maebert said.

“If we allow ourselves to really listen, observe, participate and do the right thing, that’s how change happens.”

RSCJs elect alumna as new superior general

Barbara Dawson will oversee RSCJ in 41 countries, visiting each twice during her term.

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he Religieuses du SacréCoeur de Jésus convened in Italy last summer for their General Chapter meeting, which included the task of electing a new superior general to lead the order for the next eight years.

“If you told me when I joined that I would end up becoming superior general, I probably would have said that will never, never, never happen,” Barbara Dawson, RSCJ, said. “I’ve always considered myself too much to the left of the group.”

As superior general, Dawson will oversee approximately 2,500 nuns in 41 countries, bringing experience to the job from previous ministries in education, non-profit management, and human rights and immigration law. A San Francisco native and alumna of Convent (’66), Daw-

son has a B.A. from Lone Mountain College, an M.A. from Stanford and is a member of the bar in both California and Missouri.

“Originally, I thought I would just get some kind of graduate degree and then work in higher e d u c a tion,” Dawson said.

“But then I went to law school and it turned out that I DAWSON liked law.

Then I knew that I didn’t want to go back to patrolling college dorm halls.”

After graduating from law school, Dawson worked in immigration law in San Francisco, representing clients for low fees or on a pro bono basis.

Before making her final vows,

Dawson traveled to Mexico to learn Spanish, and while there became concerned that her work in law did not converge with the life of a nun.

“The legal system is a power system — it’s all about who’s in power and how smart you are,” Dawson said. “Your goal is to win for your client, so there was a point when I thought that maybe being a lawyer wouldn’t work with being a nun.”

After further reflection, time spent running a mental health program, and more work in immigration law, Dawson said she realized that practicing law is like living out the Goals & Criteria everyday — law is intellectual, community-based and demonstrates living with social awareness.

“I think that one of the reasons I was elected [to be superior general] is because I like complex problems and figuring out how

to solve them and move them forward,” Dawson said. “I think that comes from being a lawyer.”

Current issues the Religious of the Sacred Heart face are re-

“Most of the people entering our order are coming from the Southern Hemisphere and have different needs than we’ve had to deal with before,” Dawson said. “We have money, but all the money is in the Northern Hemisphere and all the people are in the Southern Hemisphere.”

I like complex problems and solving them.

As superior general, Dawson will work with a diverse team, including nuns from Mexico, India, France and Congo, none of whom all share a common language; through hard work and patience with one another, Dawson hopes to find cohesiveness quickly.

— Barbara Dawson

organizing the provincial system — a 50-year-old structure that breaks the society into smaller governing bodies — and a redistribution of wealth and resources among the members of the order.

“When I was first entering the order, I thought that becoming a nun was the way that I was going to give myself to something fully and completely,” Dawson said.

“Back then, I don’t think I knew what that was, but at least for right now, my path is laid out.”

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Power teens

Famous teen influence can be detrimental to body image and self esteem of youth.

F Over 90% of girls 15-17 want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance.

Nearly a quarter of teens would consider plastic surgery to achieve a desired look.

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illing Instagram feeds and Snapchat stories with product advertisements, trademarked styles and “hot” trends, teen celebrities can influence the life and mind of youth, leading many to feel pressure to abide by unrealistic beauty expectations to be as “flawless” as their famous counterparts appear to be.

“When I see celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Gigi Hadid in the media, I feel like I need to replicate what they look like in order to stay on trend” senior Bea Gee said.

With over 78 million Instagram followers and a life constantly in the spotlight, Jenner, star of “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” may be far from the average teen. At the age of 17, the reality television star admitted to receiving lip injections to drastically alter the shape and size of her natural lips, and has since spawned a cosmetics empire, Kylie Cosmetics.

Using social media to her advantage for free publicity, with almost every post of Jenner’s flaunting her figure, full makeup and cosmetically-enhanced lips, normal teens may not feel so “normal” when comparing themselves to the highly publicized socialite.

“Lips are Kylie Jenner’s main thing but she also has a lot of other makeup, and it’s not even just her, it’s makeup in general that can affect how women see themselves,” senior Mackenzie Maly said. “It can make people feel great about themselves or even worse.”

Jenner’s products have be-

come extremely popular among teens striving to achieve her look with liquid lipsticks and eyeliners selling out in minutes after their release, and body and lip trends become more prominent due to her massive celebrity status.

It’s makeup in general that can affect how women see themselves.

— Mackenzie Maly

The Kylie Jenner lip challenge, a fad that has people take small items like a bottle cap or shot glass and use suction to temporarily augment their lips into a larger size like Jenner’s, has caused numerous injuries such as intense bruising, bursted blood vessels and permanent scar tissue from participants trying to emulate the star’s appearance.

“They start to ask ‘am I supposed to be doing that?’” school counselor Annie Egan said. “It’s a very skewed mirror into someone else’s reality, and that’s where it can become dysfunctional.

You just don’t get the full story.”

Behind her business success and mature appearance, however, Jenner is still just 19, which can bring teen beauty ideals according to mainstream media into question.

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“The media greatly affects how girls see themselves,” Egan said.

“When you are inundated with pictures of peers or teen personalities, whether that was 10 years ago on TV or now on Instagram or Facebook, that becomes your goal.”

Over 90 percent of girls between 15 and 17 want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance, and nearly a quarter of teens would consider plastic surgery to achieve their desired look, according to Heart of Leadership, a non-profit organization that aims to inspire young women to become leaders of their communities.

Paired with a focus on appearance, many girls are more afraid of becoming fat than tragic circumstances such as cancer or losing their parents, according to the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination.

“The norm is that you sit there and look pretty, that’s what’s

The norm is that you sit there and look pretty.

— Annie Egan

worth a picture,” Egan said. “You don’t show the full 360. We’re just more than that.”

Teens are an especially susceptible demographic as what they see in the media is even more impactful to their body image, according to Egan.

Seeing “perfect” images of women in the public eye can be mentally harmful to many girls beginning at a young age, leading them to feel trapped in their own skin when they can’t attain specific beauty standards set by the media, according to Maly.

“It can be detrimental, especially to young girls because that’s all they see and that’s what their idea of beauty is,” Maly said. “We see people on ads and we think that they’re so perfect and that’s what we have to look like, but that’s not true.”

Both Egan and Maly recommend giving context to images of “perfect” models in the media, recognizing that what is shown is most likely a photoshopped rendition of the model to appear flawless.

Finding little things everyday about oneself that teens appreciate can rewire the brain into thinking more positively regarding self esteem and body image, leading to reduced use of social media as well, according to Egan.

“When people are fully satisfied and happy in their lives, they use social media a lot less because they’re doing other things and not always looking for what someone else is doing,” Egan said.

Instead of judging famous teens such as Jenner solely for their appearance, Maly said she chooses to judge them based on their morals and attitude, while acknowledging that each celebrity has flaws and insecurities.

“I don’t like to judge them solely based on their appearance,” Maly said. “I think it depends on how they act and how they handle themselves, if they’re nice to people or if they’re just rude.

Charities turn hair donations into hairpieces

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s women and girls head to the hair salon for a new cut, they may not realize that more can be done with their excess hair than sweeping it into the trash.

Organizations such as Locks of Love accept hair donations that can be made into hairpieces for sufferers of medical hair loss who are under the age of 21.

“I gave 10 or 11 inches,” freshman Alston McMillan said. “I got it cut because I wanted something different and a little change and I figured that if I was going to get a big haircut, I might as well do something good.”

The organization creates prosthetic hairpieces for children with medical hair loss from a custom made mold of the patient’s head. The hairpieces can also be customized in length, style and color.

“Our board president Madonna Coffman developed this

idea when she got alopecia in her twenties and her daughter got it at age 4,” Communications Director Lilly Robbins said. “At that time, there was nothing around that offered a solution for children with hair loss.”

Creating a hairpiece can take months because everything is made to order, according to Robbins.

“The whole process takes a little over three months, creating the mold and sending the mold and hair to the manufacturer,” Robbins said.

The organization accepts hair that is a minimum of 10 inches long from tip to tip and is natural, colored, straightened or permed. All hair must be safely bundled into a ponytail, placed into a plastic bag or manila envelope and not swept off the floor.

“I thought it was cool that I was helping somebody out who lost their hair,” junior Caroline O’Connell said. “I didn’t need the hair that badly and physical-

ly losing my hair — it was like really heavy so it felt nice.”

Hair shipped to the organization as bleached, highlighted, gray or less than 10 inches, however, will not be turned into a hairpiece and may be sold to the manufacturing company to help offset the production cost.

Some hair donors not only contribute to assist charity, but because they may have a personal connection to someone who has suffered from medical hair loss.

“The first time I donated my hair I wanted to donate in support of people who needed hairpieces,” O’Connell said. “I also did it in memory of my grandma who passed away of breast cancer.”

Locks of Love, a nonprofit organization, also accepts financial gifts as well as hair. Donations can be be mailed to 234 Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33405-270.

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THE CHOP Junior Grace Ainslie gets her hair cut at ESolan in order to donate her hair to Locks of Love. This was Ainslie’s second time donating hair the non-profit that makes hairpieces for children with medical hair loss.

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Forging identification can lead to complications with the law.

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Ohio is one of the most common states used for fake IDs, along with Arizona, Illinois and Rhode Island.

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pending $50 to $100 on fake identification may seem like a convenient purchase for some underage students wanting to purchase alcohol or attend age-restricted events and activities, but the consequences of using a fake ID may outweigh supposed benefits.

“I first considered getting a fake ID at the end of my junior year,” a current San Francisco private school student, who wishes to remain anonymous, said. “It gives me the option to go out to different p laces that minors are not allowed to go to, I would use mine to ‘buy up’ (buy alcohol) or to go clubbing.”

With the highly populated and unregulated domain of social media, it has become easier than ever for a teen to obtain a fake ID through online vendors on Reddit or Instagram, who openly advertise their products with hashtags while using private accounts.

Besides using false identification for purchasing alcohol at stores where it’s offered, most underage students use a fake ID

to attend bars or age-restricted clubs with peers, who can often create pressure to purchase one, according to the alumna.

“A lot of my friends had one before me, and if they go out to a venue where you have to be 21 to get in, you want to go with them,” the alumna said.

“It’s pretty much so you can go somewhere on the weekends that’s not just a high school party because things start to get boring and you feel like you’re ready for something new and more exciting.”

Paired with the number of students soliciting and using fake IDs on the rise, underage drinkers consume more alcohol during a drinking occasion than adults, according to the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.

Similarly, underage students who own a fake ID are more likely to binge drink than those who do not have one, according to a PubMed Central survey.

“Binge drinking is becoming almost an epidemic at this point, and now the ease of having a fake ID just increases that,” youth advocate Charis Denison said. “It’s so much easier for

a younger person to become addicted than an older person just because their brain is still forming and it’s so much more active than an adult’s.”

While some students claim purchasing a fake ID is as simple as sending in money and taking a picture, the legal repercussions of being caught purchasing or using false identification can be more extreme than just a slap on the wrist.

“I had no idea what would actually happen if I gott caught by the police when I first got a fake ID,” the alumna said. “My friends and I have gotten caught a few times and they’ll either take your fake ID away, just turn you down or call the police, but that’s never happened to me.”

By California law, anyone under the age of 21 caught with a fake ID may be faced with a minimum $250 fine and/or 24 to 32 hours of community service or a maximum $1,000 fine and/or 6 months in the county jail and a one-year suspension on her driver’s licence, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Individuals under 21 caught

buying alcohol or trying to gain entry into bars or clubs with a fake ID can be cited for a misdemeanor, which can result in a fine of up to $1,000 and/or possible jail time, which will appear on her permanent record if convicted, according to UC Berkeley’s Student Legal Services.

“There are a lot of cops who just want to scare teenagers so that they won’t do it again,” Denison said. “But it pushes the police into a corner, because you’re deliberately falsifying your identity. If you’re sitting there holding something that took a long time to get, it clearly shows that it’s an intentional act and that it might be repeated. It’s hard for that cop to let that kid walk.”

Denison says teens need to take the time to understand the risks that some choices can pose.

“The beauty of being a teenager is the now is so alive and so present, while adults always think big picture,” Denison said.

“But they can also make choices that will end up hurting themselves long term in major ways.

Just ask, ‘Is it worth it?’”

Resetting the system

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hile asking for birth control pills can often be an awkward conversation between mother and daughter because of its association with sexual activity, BCPs can also be used to alleviate menstrual cramps, make menstruation more regular and help with facial acne.

Not all oral contraceptives are created equal, as each brand is made with different levels of estrogen and progestin and may not work the same for one person as it does for another, according to pediatrician Eileen Aicardi, MD. “For some girls who get headaches, their headaches are worse on the pill, some are better,” Aicardi, who practices pediatrics, said. “For some girls who get terrible PMS, the PMS is worse, for some it’s better.

There’s a whole bunch of different things that can happen that can alter which pill somebody is prescribed. There’s no one pill that’s exactly the right one for everybody.”

Birth control pills come in monophasic, biphasic and triphasic forms, with each pill utilizing one, two or three types of medicine for different purposes.

Some forms of the pill stop menstruation completely.

“During my sophomore year I

was dealing with really bad period cramps and they were so intense that I actually had to go to the hospital because I was in so much pain,” senior Ally Arora said. “My mom wanted me to try birth control because it can stop period flow or make the period

I started panicking a little bit after a couple of months because I felt off with my mood.

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less heavy, so that meant less cramps and pain for me.”

While some girls take the pill for menstrual irregularities and stop the menstrual cycle entirely, others take them to make their cycles more regular.

“I wasn’t getting my period because I have a deficiency in some natural hormones and so the doctors decided to put me on birth control because it would provide me with the same hormone that would al-

low me to have my period,” a CSH student who wished to remain anonymous, said.

Many brand name oral contraceptive pills are available in generic brand form. Generics may claim to be the same as their brand name counterparts, but they often do not undergo the same testing procedures, according to Aicardi.

“Girls may find that they were taking brand name and then maybe their insurance switched them to a generic one that’s supposed to be the same thing, but they’re having breakthrough bleeding,” Aicardi said. “The generic ones are not tested in the same way, looked at the same way. The big issue now is that a lot of insurance companies will not pay brand name.”

Women may experience side effects such as weight gain, breakthrough bleeding or nausea when they begin taking BCPs. If symptoms do not go away after a couple months, they should check in with their doctor to make sure the hormone dosage is right for them.

“I remember I started panicking a little bit after a couple of months because I felt off with my mood and I felt more upset, emotional and sensitive about

things,” Arora said. “I questioned going off of it for a while, but it eventually wore out after a couple more months and I’m completely fine.”

Teens who ask their doctor to start taking birth control pills have their confidentiality protected under California law.

“Even if a mom were to call me and say ‘Did you give my daughter the pill?’ I have to say, ‘It’s not something I can discuss with you,’” Aicardi said. “For me, having been here for a long time and having longstanding relationships with parents, I feel really strongly that confidential is confidential.”

Taking birth control pills for menstrual reasons rather than for pregnancy prevention can lessen the awkwardness of a conversation with parents, according to the anonymous student.

“I don’t take birth control for the typical reason that a lot of

people take it, which is it to prevent pregnancy,” the anonymous student said. “Because of that, I don’t think it was as uncomfortable as a talk for me because we knew it was for medical reasons.

My parents were completely fine with that because they knew I needed it to start my period.”

Girls who feel they can’t talk to their parents can approach a doctor with questions regarding birth control. Often times, however, the conversation with parents is less nerve-racking than one would imagine, according to Arora.

“At first my mom was pretty nervous about going on it because she didn’t want it to stunt my health in any way, but I think she knew in the end it would benefit me in ways where I’m not in pain,” Arora said.

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etween two AP classes, standard test preparation, leading an on-campus club, and competing in fencing competitions on the weekends, junior Erika Wong is often stressed, just like many high school students with time-consuming commitments.

“I am preparing for the ACT, and that’s definitely added a little bit onto my workload,” Wong said. “I have tutoring and as practice I get homework for it. On top of all of the homework I have for school, it is a lot to do.”

Submitting college applications also causes stress for seniors, according to senior Georgia Ellis.

“College is a huge source of stress for me,” Ellis said. “Sending test scores to colleges and hitting submit buttons is really stressful because it is out of your hands and you have no more control over it.”

Extracurricular activities, like Wong’s fencing commitment, add to stress by limiting time available for school work.

“I definitely feel stressed during a week when there are a whole ton of tests piled on top of each other,” Wong said. “I have been having a lot of [fencing] competitions over the weekend, so I don’t have that much time.”

Every high school student has probably felt stressed at some point, although “stressed” may be the wrong word.

“There is a difference between being stressed and being busy,” counselor Annie Egan said. “The treatment for being busy is so different and often times that is what people are dealing with.”

Confusion between being stressed and being busy can make the symptoms difficult to treat, according to Egan.

“Stress is an easier word to use because it is so common,” Egan said. “It’s almost a selffulfilling prophecy that you are supposed to be ‘stressed’ in high school.”

The term is associated with a lack of control over an issue — a

difference from being busy, according to Egan.

“Waiting on a group project and waiting for your teammates to participate is stressful because you can’t control when they get their work in,” Egan said. “This is very different than having a list of eight things to do and feeling like ‘Oh my gosh, I am really busy.’”

Although few people enjoy feeling stressed, it can actually be useful for performing academically, according to Egan.

“There is a sweet spot of anxiety for testing,” Egan said. “You want a

There is a difference between being stressed and being busy.

— Annie Egan

little bit of anxiety so you perform, but as soon as you get to the other side, you find yourself freezing.”

“Flooding,” freezing up or blanking on information, can occur during tests or stressful situations.

“When you are stressed, your amygdala is on high alert,” Egan said. “That is not your functioning brain — it is your fight or flight brain. That is where testing anxiety comes into play, people get flooded and what you need to do is turn off your amygdala is and get your frontal cortex working again.”

It is those small amounts of stress that has allowed humans to survive.

“The amygdala is what would allow you to see the danger in caveman times,” Egan said. “It is what would allow you to slam on your breaks when you are driving, you are not thinking, you automatically slam on the breaks.”

Common stressors in students are higher-level courses such as honors and Advanced Placement

classes.

“Taking honors and AP courses is definitely a lot more stressful than regular courses,” Wong said.

“The two AP classes that I am taking, AP Biology and AP Computers, are both topics that I am really interested in, so it’s not too difficult.”

Egan says making lists, keeping calendars and other methods of organization can alleviate stress.

“The fewer things you have to remember in your head, the easier it is to function,” Egan said. “That continual dialogue of ‘What is it that I am supposed to do tonight,’ is inherently stressful. If you simply wrote it down, you wouldn’t have to think about it anymore.”

Being able to see the bigger picture and knowing what to and what not to feel stressed over is also very important when trying to manage stress levels.

“Existential moments of the bigger picture take those things that feel like the end-all be-all of the world and just puts them into place,” Egan said.

Other activities, such as physical activity and getting outdoors, also prove to be very effective methods of calming nerves, according to Ellis.

“Going for a walk with my dog is really nice,” Ellis said. “Just doing things that get me out of my own head keep me active are really helpful.”

Personal interests can also be a good way to relax, Wong said.

“I like to crochet and I have found that really helps destress me and calm my nerves,” Wong said.

“If I ever come home from a really stressful day and I can’t do anymore work, I will go for a run and that is also really relieving.”

High school academic decisions typically do not have as large of an impact on students’ later lives as they would think, according to Egan.

“It is helpful to remember that there is a bigger picture of the world,” Egan said. “Emotional choices and relationship choices are the things people look back on.”

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Endless aspects, one choice

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eniors may find it difficult to approach the college process with completely unbiased opinions about schools, as everything from peers’ and parents’ opinions to the acceptance rate of a college can subconsciously influence what she thinks about a particular school.

While each individual institution is looking for different qualities in an applicant, the school’s acceptance rate factors into whether a student will be admitted, according to College Counseling Director Rebecca Munda.

A student can be qualified for a school and still not be accepted because of its selectivity.

“Depending on the institutional needs, there are a lot of different factors at play,” Munda said.

“Maybe one year they need more science majors, maybe they’re looking for more full-pay students or maybe they have more athletes they are recruiting. No one is ever really aware of what the institutional needs are at that time.”

Students often begin the college process with preconceived ideas of where they want to go based on the reputation of schools, according to Laurel Cinti ’16, who now attends Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.

“It all starts off with other people’s opinions,” Cinti said. “You’re persuaded by what other people think, what colleges your parents went to and what schools other people are thinking about going to.”

There is no way to predict the outcome of an admissions decision, as no one except for the admissions committee knows the multifaceted thought process behind each decision, according to

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Munda. Every decision is made for a reason, and a great amount of thought goes into each acceptance, denial, deferral and waitlist.

“There have been students who have been admitted to their reach school and the reasons will vary depending on the student and the institution, but that definitely has occurred,” Munda said. “In terms of likely schools, the reason we use the term ‘likely’ versus ‘safety,’ is that there are no guarantees in the college process.”

“There is a lot of thought that goes into the decision making on

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behalf of colleges, it is not random,” Munda said. “I have been hearing that myth quite a bit lately, and I just want to reinforce that there is much thought that goes into it and colleges are truly looking for students who are going to be a good fit in their community.”

For athletes who have received offers from schools to play sports in college, it can be difficult to choose between schools, according to senior Coco Dana who is committed to Duke University in Durham, North Carolina for rowing.

“One of my really good friends got an official from one of the top Ivies and also got an official

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from another really good school as well, but it wasn’t an Ivy,” Dana said. “She went on her official visit to the Ivy and before she went she was expecting to go there and said, ‘Why would you ever turn down a school like that?’

But when she came back, she was like, ‘Oh, I didn’t love it.’”

“She then visited UC [Berkeley] and said she had this moment where she knew she belonged there, but she still had the idea of an Ivy stuck in her head,” Dana said. “She was brave enough to choose the school where she really fit in culturally and academically and on the team and she is now committed to the great UC.” Although a school’s selectivity may factor into someone choosing where to apply to college, it should not influence a decision when choosing between colleges, Cinti said.

“For Gonzaga at least, it wasn’t about the acceptance rate,” Cinti said. “I got into schools that had lower acceptance rates, but I didn’t like them as much for certain reasons. That’s what people look, at but it’s not necessarily what you need to decide by.”

Although it may be difficult to let go of pre-formulated ideas about the “perfect” college experience, it is important to let go of the notion that the more prestigious the better, and trust that everything will work out for the best.

“I was talking to my mom when I was making my decision and she said, ‘You’re going to be at that school for four years.

Where are you going to be happy?,’” Dana said. “Even if you’re at a lower acceptance rate school but you’re not actually enjoying yourself, you’re not going to succeed as much.”

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After years of casually competing with her male cousins, sophomore Sofia Pirri realized she wanted to further pursue wrestling, however Convent’s lack of an official team forced her to explore another option — joining the boys team at Stuart Hall.

“I’ve just always had that competitive spirit in me and a need to compete with boys,” Pirri said. “There was always a gender barrier, and now I finally get an opportunity.”

Pirri, who plays lacrosse and participates in a boy’s lacrosse league every summer, reached out to wrestling coach Matt Woodard and Athletic Director Elena De Santis to get permission to participate.

Along with sophomore Riley Kramer, Pirri influenced seniors Masha Kozlova and Olivia Hoekendijk to begin practicing with Woodard and the SHHS team.

“I want to show that girls can do stuff and put some power to the name,” Pirri said.

“Maybe I can inspire some other girls to try it too, and they will find something they really love.”

Along with practices everyday after school, wrestlers must give up Saturdays and alter their diets to make a specific weight class to compete, according to captain Jacob Hubbard.

“I am interested to see if they will really be committed to it once they experience it,” Hubbard said. “People don’t really under-

stand what goes into wrestling. I think they understand it’s a workout, but I don’t think they understand the commitment level it takes.”

Girls will wrestle against boys for the majority of the season, but if they qualify for North Coast Section and State Championships, they will only wrestle other girls in their particular weight classes, according to Hubbard.

“I feel they should just be treated as equals because as soon as I wrestle a girl on the mat, I look at them as if it’s just anyone else I’m wrestling,” Hubbard said. “I’m not going to wrestle them any differently or go soft or something just because they are a girl.”

The competitors are divided by weight classes that range from 106 pounds to 285 pounds for guys and 101 pounds and 235 pounds for girls.

“Right now there are just not enough girls to make two separate teams,” Woodard said.

“So far we have not had any issues with our boys wrestling girls from other teams. I will take into consideration the girls’ desires and what they feel comfortable with.”

“I think the coaches and everyone else will expect the same amount of effort they would out of anyone else,” Hubbard said. “Girls can definitely do it, so it really just comes down to if they want to do it or not and how bad they want it.”

The girls’ first competition is this Saturday at the Clayton Valley Shootout novice tournament in Concord.

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DON’T BE CHICKEN Sophomore Sophia Pirri “chicken fights” seniors Alex

McDonald and Jacob Hubbard during a warm-up activity at wrestling practice, above. Below, coach Matt Woodard helps Pirri to master a new move.

Drug, alcohol abuse hinders athletic performance Friday night decisions lead to Saturday morning repercussions, athletic disappointments.

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Going out on a Friday night can lead to drinking or drug use, but athletes might have to ask themselves if that night of partying was really worth it when it comes time to play a basketball game or run at a cross country meet while battling a hangover.

“I’ve had times when I’ve been under the influence the day before and I’ve had to go to a practice hungover,” a San Francisco prep school student who plays volleyball and wishes to remain anonymous said. “I got a stomach ache and I wasn’t concentrated or focused. I didn’t feel my best so I didn’t play my best.”

Alcohol consumption leads to dehydration that adds on to the possible dehydration from the physical activity required to play a sport, according to pediatrician Lisa Dana, MD. “You’re already taxing your body,” Dana said. “If you go in dehydrated, your ability to recover from an intense workout will be compromised.”

While drugs may not cause dehydration, they can have similar results as alcohol, such as fatigue and lack of focus.

Drugs also have their own list of serious

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side effects, according to Dana.

Smoking marijuana is linked to respiratory damage and restricting the ability to breathe, and stimulant drugs, such as cocaine and amphetamines, have a high potential for addiction, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

“Stimulant drugs can also really be dangerous for you because you’re straining your heart,” Dana said. “They cause your heart to race and that can really affect your ability to focus.”

There are no benefits to using substances as a student athlete, according to cross-country coach Michael Buckley, who says he has observed the effects of drugs and alcohol on students in the past.

“We’ve had some athletes who’ve indulged the night before they compete,” Buckley said. “We’ve actually had kids that failed to qualify for the next round of the postseason because they weren’t being responsible the night before they were supposed to compete.”

The school reviews any athlete suspected of or found drinking or participating in recreational drug use, which could ultimately result in her suspension,

CROSS COUNTRY 11.26 CIF State Championship 14th place 11.26 5K Personal Bests

Bella Kearney (20:23)

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according to Athletic Director Elena De Santis.

For athletes like fencer Bea Gee who plan to pursue sports after high school, the consequences of drinking and drug use are big influencers when it comes time to decide whether or not to engage those activities.

“I want to fence in college so I have to choose wisely and keep that in mind,” Gee said. “When you go to competitions, you should be clean because that way you’re not only respecting yourself but your opponents.”

Buckley says drugs and alcohol can derail an athlete’s entire career.

“I’ve really never seen anybody who was able to indulge and then not have a negative effect follow from it,” Buckley said. “I’ve seen a couple of kids fall out of the sport entirely as a result of their drug and alcohol usage.”

Gee says she abstains from substance use to be a good role model for team members, most of whom are younger than her.

“I’ve seen it affect some of my team members’ performance,” Gee said.

“They did not do well in the tournament because they were not in the right mindset. It just isn’t worth it.”

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Sailing Association 29th place 11.19-20 Divisional #1 1st place

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Varsity basketball adjusts plays for future games.

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arsity basketball is looking to revamp and improve its plays after placing fourth in the Marin Academy Invitational Tournament this past weekend.

“The goal of the year really have nothing to do with wins and losses,” Coach Reynolds Marquette said. “We are playing the toughest schedule we’ve played in the last three years.

The improvement will come from our day to day work ethic.”

Convent beat Rincon Valley Christian 51-36 at the tournament, but lost to Albany 49-50 and Marin Academy 47-49.

“We as a team need to improve on rebounding,” guard Isabel Elgin said. “But we started to see how we work together in an actual game versus just in practice.”

The team played in a scrimmage against Mt. Tamalpais three weeks ago that allowed the players to define their strengths and weaknesses in order to correct their mistakes for coming games, according to co-captain Ally Arora.

“We won the first quarter, but after that they won the other three,” Marquette said, of the Mt. Tam game. “We were missing two key players, and we played a lot of people and tried a lot of new things on offence. I

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would say that we did not demonstrate many strengths in the first game.”

“In our first quarter, we did a good job of ball movement,” Arora said. “Although, we were all around at some points — a little disorganized — and we could use more knowledge of our plays.”

Arora says the team needs to improve on passing and knowing the positions of other players on the court for a successful season.

“It’s always interesting to see who steps it up on the court first and how everybody plays in a first competitive game — not just against one another,” Arora said, “but we all need to recognize how each person works on the court.”

The returning players will need to adjust and learn to play with those who joined varsity this year, as almost half the team is comprised of new players, according to Arora.

Marquette says he plans to focus on helping the less developed players improve their skills to feel comfortable playing with the more experienced players.

“We have a lot of work to do,” Marquette said. “We don’t get any competition in practice day to day, so the job is to teach as much as possible. They need to motivate themselves.”

— reporting by Anna Doggett

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S’Well’s sleek and smooth look provides a more fashionable look to staying hydrated. Over a quarter of survey respondents made S’Well their number one choice. $30-$50, available on swellbottle.com

CamelBak’s spout makes it easy to drink out of quickly, especially after working out. CamelBak was the second favorite with 22 percent of the vote. $10-$20, available at Target, REI

Nalgene bottles are handy for carrying large amounts of water and are easy to personalize with stickers. The third top choice was Nalgene with 16 percent of students favoring it. $5-$15, available at Target, REI — Complied by Mary Perez Based on a survey sent to all students’ emails Nov. 29, with 79 of 217 respondents.

Mason Cooney (top) prepares for a jump ball against Ruby Bowser during a scrimage at Mt. Tamalpais on Nov. 17. The scrimage was scored by quarter, so there was no winner of the game. Senior Alyssa Alvarez (left) prepares to take a free throw during the scrimage.

Alvarez is a four-year varsity player and one of three senior captains. The team has already played in the Marin Academy Invitational Tournament and plans on playing in three more tournaments before the season starts.

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Women are under-appreciated in sports.

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oming out of an elementary school where athletics were such a large part of the community, I thought I would go to a similar high school — a high school where sports are everything and a part of the school culture.

Going to a small, all-girls school, the competitiveness in the classroom can become more apparent than the competitiveness on the field.

As teenagers progress into adulthood, there shouldn’t have to be a choice between being a successful student and athlete.

Young women who have an equal passion for school and sports are too often labeled as “lesbian” or “not girly enough,” as society sees the perfect young girl as an artist or singer who wear dresses and jewelry.

The glass ceiling of girls being viewed for more than just their appearance has yet to be broken in the athletic world.

From wrestling to volleyball, we as women should be able to participate in any activity of our choosing. The boundaries of what we are “allowed” to do can no longer dictate our happiness and futures.

Despite having the ability to play sports, women make up only 41 percent of high school athletes, according to the American Association of University Women.

The promotion of women in sports seems to

be hidden as the WNBA and NCAAW tabs on ESPN’s website are not visible, while NBA and NFL stories prominently dominate the headlines.

The accomplishments of women in sports should become an afterthought — especially with thousands of male triumphs that are largely celebrated everyday.

Seeing basketball star Kevin Durant on the front page of magazines instead of basketball player Maya Moore or skier Lindsey Vonn causes young girls to hand over sports to males as their own role models’ accolades are seldom celebrated.

Mainstream athletic media motivates young men to be their best and work hard at their chosen sport because these impressionable boys are constantly reminded of what they can become on sports channels and billboards on the sides of freeways.

Having this same widespread publication would tell young women athletes that they have the same options and their roles should be seen as acceptable by their community.

Sports are not everything, but they do give us as young women opportunities to break gender barriers and take pride in something we love.

They give us the opportunity to live outside of the dollhouses that are there to keep our imaginations and dreams behind closed doors.

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Election results not an excuse for hate

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hreats to women in hijabs, walls graffitied with racist and xenophobic statements and even middle-schoolers chanting “Build the wall!” in their lunchroom have circulated through social media in recent weeks — indicative of one disturbing effect of the results of the presidential election.

President-elect Donald Trump made inexcusable comments about Muslims, women and other minorities throughout his presidential campaign, and some Americans appear to be taking his victory as an opportunity to behave hatefully.

Normal, everyday people often emulate persons in positions of power. Actors, musicians, politicians, authors and other celebrities hold influential positions in society and commonly set the acceptable standard of behavior, or demonstrate the best way to act or respond to a certain situation.

Unfortunately, possessing an Academy Award or Grammy, having the most hits on Billboard’s Top 100 Chart, being a billionaire businessman, or holding a public office does not give one a “hall pass” to make racist or hateful remarks.

Trump spoke with the vocabulary and sentence complexity of a fourth grader, largely ignored the status quo and threw political-correctness to the winds. In voting for Trump, half the country

affirmed his malicious words and actions as tolerable.

Acceptable behavior in Trump’s world apparently includes early-morning Twitter rages, malevolent comments about everyone from a gold star family to his political opponents, and normalization of xenophobia.

In the days following the election, the door to New York University’s Muslim prayer room had “Trump!” scrawled on it, and a Baylor University student shoved an African American peer off the sidewalk, calling her the n-word and claiming he was trying to “Make America great again.”

Rapper Kanye West then spent two the majority of two Bay Area shows making hateful remarks about everyone from Beyoncé to Hillary Clinton while endorsing the positions of President-elect Trump, before abruptly cancelling the remainder of the tour.

Between Nov. 9 and Nov. 13, the Southern Poverty Law Center collected 437 reports of hateful intimidation or harassment, with anti-immigrant incidents forming the largest percentage of events reported.

Forty-one of the reports specifically cited pro-Trump vandalism, such as the graffitiing of a unity sign in Connecticut with “Trump 2016,” while the SPLC re-

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The SPLC’s data shows the hatred ingrained in this country — it is a disease that crosses all party lines and embeds itself in each level of society, from first graders to a 70-year-old man.

San Franciscans may live in a bubble of liberalism, but simple human kind-

ness and understanding must extend beyond this city. Political leanings and preferences do not give one free license to attack women, non-Christians, Hispanics or immigrants.

Basic standards of human decency — tolerance, kindness and acceptance — must also cross party lines in order for America to truly be great.

HOW DOES THE EXAMPLE SET BY GOVERNMENT LEADERS AFFECT THE PUBLIC?

“Sometimes a government leader isn’t always the best voice, so his or her opinion reflects badly on everyone else.”

— Julianna Ovalle freshman

“If someone in a political position says something that really isn’t kind, kids might think it’s OK to say things like that.”

— Margaret Millar freshman

“People subconsciously mimic behaviors set by their leader, so when Trump says vast generalizations, he encourages everyone who looks up to him to be hateful towards those who are different.”

— Caroline Phillipps sophomore

“Trump, specifically, devalues women and uses racial slurs.

Because people look to him as a role model, the public thinks it is OK to act in the way he does.” ­— Sydney O’Neil junior

“I think government officials and leaders have been getting away with a lot more than they should be.” ­— Cameron Newman senior

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Cultural stereotypes are more prevalent than ever.

ART rider Ivet Lolham thought she was having a regular phone conversation on the train one afternoon as she left work — until she became a victim of verbal harassment by her fellow passenger. Little did Lolham know, having her conversation in Assyrian was her greatest “mistake.”

The Northeastern Neo-Aramaic language is indigenous to the Middle East, with the first primary evidence of the language appearing as far back as 10th century BCE, and is spoken by an estimated 200,000 people throughout Iraqi and Iranian regions.

Such facts most likely never occurred to the rider’s harasser as a video recorded by Lolham and posted on Facebook displayed the woman immediately processing Lolham’s mother tongue as one belonging to “a Middle Eastern stalker terrorist” who “will probably get deported.”

Although the woman’s rant could have been chalked up as blatant nativist paranoia, her words possess an ironic truth.

Approximately 250,000 Assyrian refugees are stranded across Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey with 36 percent of Iraqi refugees being the region’s Christians, according to the Unrep-

resented Nations and Peoples Organization.

Assyrians have mainly been driven out of Iraqi villages by an ultimatum established by the self-proclaimed Islamic State, known as ISIS, who have decreed Assyrians must convert to Islam or leave their homes.

Not only did ISIS completely evacuate areas such as Mosul and Nimrud of all Iraqi Christians, members also filmed a video inside a Mosul museum proudly meeting centuries-old ancient Mesopotamian artifacts with sledgehammers and drills.

My Assyrian mom and I watched the video behind tear-blurred eyes as we felt every stone strike the museum floor — watching our culture’s relics such as the Winged Bull of Nineveh boastfully smashed on her iPhone screen.

Once Lolham told her harasser that she is an American citizen, the woman smugly responded, “Lucky you, you made it just under the wire.”

Before making comments targeting each other’s cultures, the least we can do is be informed on the ethnicity’s history at a basic level.

Maybe then Lolham’s harasser would have seen that yes, despite constant displacement and numerous attempts at ethnic cleansing, my people continue to make it just under the wire.

1. Thousands attended former Cuban President Fidel Castro’s funeral.

2. The Army Corps and Engineers will explore the possibility of an alternate route for the North Dakota Access Pipeline.

3. The wildly popular musical “Hamilton” is coming to San Francisco.

4. Warriors player Klay Thompson scored 60 points on Monday night, setting a career high.

5. Finals are no longer an official requirement.

1. Many other Cubans around the world rejoiced his death due to his controversial leadership.

2. The new Trump administration’s stance on the pipeline is unknown.

3. Pre-sale tickets have already sold out.

4. “Splash Brothers” Thompson and Stephen Curry may be separated as Curry’s contract ends this year.

5. There are still two weeks until break.

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Thirsty for change

DOES PROTESTING MAKE AN IMPACT?

Residents continue to struggle for a basic human right: clean drinking water.

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Assistant Sports Editor

ooking and cleaning up from Thanksgiving dinner was complicated for the residents of Flint, Michigan who had to rely on bottled water to cook and clean as they could not access clean, running water. Christmas will be more of the same.

Residents have not had clean tap water for over two years, requiring the city’s inhabitants use bottled water as a replacement for contaminated tap water.

The issue started in 2014 when the city switched its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River, known by locals at that time to be filthy, according to CNN. Flint resident Lee-Anne Walters reached out to the Environmental Protection Agency a few months after the switch, claiming that dark contaminants in her family’s tap water might be making her children sick. After being tested, her drinking water had 104 parts per billion (ppb) lead, almost seven times higher than the EPA’s acceptable limit of 15.

Walters’ water was retested by the EPA about two months later. The lead content rose to 397 ppb.

Water contaminants can lead to adverse health effects — including gastrointestinal

illness, reproductive problems and neurological disorders — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Children under the age of 6 are extremely susceptible to lead poisoning, which can have a devastating impact on physical and mental development, ranging from learning difficulties to hearing loss, according to the Mayo Clinic. These lifelong issues are a result of simply need to stay hydrated.

After testing 252 homes for lead poisoning, a team from Virginia Tech reported “preliminary tests show ‘serious’ levels of lead in city water.”

Several samples exceeded 100 ppb, and one sample collected after 45 seconds of flushing exceeded 1000 ppb.

Humans need water for survival, and they deserve access to clean, drinkable water that doesn’t put them at risk of illness or even death. By switching water sources, Flint’s city council potentially endangered citizens’ lives.

Flint’s mayor, the Michigan governor, the EPA and the President of the United States all declared Flint to be in a state of emergency from December 2015 through January 2016 — yet 2016 ends in nearly three weeks and Flint still does not have clean drinking water.

The Senate overwhelmingly passed the Water Resources Development Act, 95-3

in September, reserving $9 billion to aid communities with contaminated water and allots $270 million to specifically assist residents of Flint, but does not include immediate aid for the city.

In an unrelated event, the Dakota Access Pipeline, a proposed 1,172 mile crude oil conduit was denied a final permit on Sunday. The pipeline would have crossed land Native Americans hold sacred, as well as a major water source for Standing Rock Reservation. Representatives from over 100 Native American tribes protested its construction while individuals across the United States joined the protest either on-site or through crowd-funding campaigns and social media to show solidarity with protesters.

If we unite behind Flint just as we did for Standing Rock through donations, protests, signing petitions and awareness — and say that the government jeopardizing access to clean water is unacceptable — then change will happen.

Supporters can donate to people bringing clean water to Flint families, such as The Flint Water Fund at http://www.unitedwaygenesee.org/flintwaterfund, or sign a petition for residents to stop paying water bills for contaminated water at https:// www.change.org/p/rick-snyder-stopmaking-flint-residents-pay-for-poisonedwater.

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“Protesting tells the world that people have thoughts about the situation, however it’s going to take a long time for the it to actually make change.”

— Abby Widjanarko, freshman

“It shows people that you care about the situation and you aren’t just going to stand by and let it happen. However, social media has to be involved to help raise awareness.”

— Amelia Estes, sophomore

“It can have an impact, however it’s not going to automatically change things, but it gathers people who share the same interests to show that they are not alone.”

— Rosie Morford, junior

“With the media’s influence on politicians and on the general population, protesting can make a difference. People are able to show their opinion and voice their thoughts.” ­— Delaney Moslander, senior

Feeling homesick

Mission neighborhood loses authenticity.

dults who frequently confront me with anxiety-inducing questions about college often push me to the edge where I often find myself fighting tears. I have never enjoyed leaving San Francisco for extended periods of time — not even for a month, let alone four years.

But as I find myself further into the college process, I realize many of the things I associate with home are relocating elsewhere, and it might be my time to leave as well.

A friend recently posted a eulogy of the Mission district to Facebook, recognizing how much of the area’s transformation occurred in the name of aesthetic while robbing the neighborhood’s culture and overall complexity.

The Mission, the neighborhood I have called home almost 18 years, is looking less and less like the streets I remember growing up in.

Almost 200 Mission district inhabitants have been displaced by 42 fires since 2014, only for the charred messes to be swept under the rug and soon replaced with luxuriously ugly highrise apartment buildings that displaced residents cannot afford to move into, according to “Bay City News.”

I no longer recognize street corners previously occupied by vacant lots, now replaced by extrinsic condos. Small businesses such as my most beloved brunch spot, Boogaloos, have also moved out due to rent hikes and eviction notices.

Speculation based on 200 displaced inhabitants within a few-block radius leads some theorists to suggest Mission District landlords are setting fire to their own properties. The district’s fire frequency and locations often correlate with the area seeing the “steepest rent increases,” according to an analysis by Joe Kukura in the SFist.

The median gross rent for the greater San Francisco area increased by approximately $400 a month — from $928 to $1328 — between 2000 and 2010.

The Mission’s median rent cost almost doubled in five years from $958 a month in 2009 to $1733 in 2014, according to the Bay Area Census.

As rents have increased, so has the overall cost of living. As a cash-strapped teenager, I no longer find $5 latte art “cute,” Instagram-worthy, or — more importantly — affordable.

My Facebook friend concluded her eulogy with, “I don’t think you hold funerals for the undead, but I still want to anyway, even if it would be disrespectful.”

Although the Mission is very much undead, it does not capture the same socioeconomic diversity and vibrancy I love so much.

As much as I hate to admit it, the Mission no longer reminds me of home in a way I wish it did.

It might be time for me to find somewhere else.

If this is the direction in which the city is moving, I begin my search for a new vibrancy in a new city to call mine.

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ICE, ICE, BABY

Attendees skate around the annual ice rink in Union Square. Holiday music playes throughout the day and color-changing neon lights illuminate the rink at night.

Skating into the holidays

Union Square park transforms into a center for holiday celebration.

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he tourist hotspot Union Square is adorned with holiday wreaths and garlands during the winter months, but locals are also attracted to the annual outdoor ice rink and 83-foot Christmas tree. “[The rink] is a fun, outdoor holiday experience that is beloved by all ages because it is something that you do not get to do year-round,” Kristi Yim, marketing representative for the Union Square ice rink, said. “It is a unique holiday experience to be able to skate outdoors and in Union Square.”

The rink draws an average of 80,000 visitors, both tourist and local, over a 10-week period. Senior Mackenzie Maly attends the ice rink with friends or family as part of an annual tradition that started when she was 6.

“I really like the vibe of Union Square,” Maly said. “It’s very Christmas-sy with the big Christmas tree right next to you, and then there is Macy’s all decked out in wreaths,” she said, referring to the 104 wreaths adorning each department store window facing Geary Boulevard.

White tents decorated with holiday garlands surrounding the rink, creating space to put

on skates as well as lounge areas for non-skaters. Although the location of the rink is a major attribute to its success, it also can take away from the experience, according to sophomore Elizabeth Worthington.

“It was a little hard just because the ice rink is in downtown San Francisco and there are a lot of tourists, so it is always really busy,” Worthington said, “but I still think is it fun.”

Maly says she enjoys celebrating holidays around others at the ice rink, but notices another issue.

“I think that they could be more inclusive of other holidays

around Christmas,” Maly said. “[Last year there was] a menorah but, in comparison to the tree, it is very small.”

The Safeway Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square is open daily until Jan. 16, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., but will close at 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 31. General admission is $12, and children 8 years or younger are $7. Skate rental is $6.

“I went [to the rink] because Christmas time makes me really happy and I feel like going to an ice skating rink is an important part of Christmas,” Worthington said.

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Lighting up Union Square Where the tree gets its sparkle.

83-ft. reusable Christmas Tree 33,000 energy efficient LED lights 1,100 ornaments Source: Union Square Ice Rink

Love at first bite

Award-winning bakery lives up to hype.

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BON APPÉTIT Arsicault Bakery employees prepare croissants for patrons who often line up to buy pastries for 30 minutes or more.

Plain, savory and sweet croissants range from $3.5o to $5.50.

ince being named “Bon Appétit” magazine’s Bakery of the Year, Arsicault Bakery has a line out the door most mornings.

The award is well deserved.

The bakery sells kouign amanns, morning buns and five different types of croissants ranging from sweet to savory — all of which are excellent. The small Richmond district bakery provides traditional French pastries rivaling the San Francisco bakery b. patisserie.

Each croissant is the perfect combination of air and flakiness — and overloaded with fillings.

While simple, the butter croissant ($3.50) should not be underestimated. It’s melt-in-yourmouth delicious. The butter lightens the croissant instead of weighing it down, fluffing up the pastry.

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s days get shorter and nights get colder, lounging inside with a hot beverage and fuzzy socks can sound more tempting than facing the chilly air. Luckily, simply throwing on a sweater, from a thick, cable-knit to a soft cardigan, can keep you

cozy and fashionable throughout the chilly months and even into spring. Stores such as Urban Outfitters and Abercrombie & Fitch release a variety of sweaters every holiday season that remain a timeless, trendy must-have. ­— Mason Cooney

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The Valrhona chocolate croissant ($4.50), when pulled apart, oozes melted, quality chocolate that is neither grainy nor too bitter like other dark chocolates.

Their almond croissant ($5) packs an intense almond flavor that complements the basic croissant flavor perfectly, not overpowering it.

Rich, creamy chocolate fills Arsicault’s heaviest confection of all, the Valrhona chocolate almond croissant ($5.50). It is absolutely worth every bite.

Powdered sugar covers the top and the center is equally stuffed with smooth almond filling and chocolate.

The ham and cheese ($5.50) is the only savory option and it holds up as a stand-alone. It is best served warm to melt the cheese, yet keeping the croissant crispy on the outside.

A round pastry is made with viennoiserie dough, the same

dough used for croissants, but with sugar and butter folded in, the kouign amann ($4). It is coated in caramelized sugar on the outside, but for all the sugar, it does not feel heavy.

After eating these pastries, flakes of them were everywhere, demonstrating the proper finish of a correctly-made croissant.

Arsicault’s minimal indoor and outdoor seating can be taken up quickly due to the bakery’s popularity. A farmer’s market is a block down from the bakery on Clement Street every Sunday, making it an easy stop to purchase healthier foods after eating the calorie-ridden pastries.

Arsicault Bakery is located at 397 Arguello Blvd., and is open from Tuesday to Friday 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It’s easily accessible by the 2 Clement or the 38 Geary San Francisco Muni lines.

Knitting up a storm

Cozy sweaters warm up the holiday season.

BDG $39 Urban Outfitters

Brandy Melville $60 Brandy Melville

Abercrombie & Fitch $68 Abercrombie & Fitch